The bet against MJ did not go the way of former mayor Willie Herenton. More tales of basketball-star-turned-baseball-player's trips to Memphis.

Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School faculty hosted students for a lively celebration, where students and their families were able to accept their diplomas in drive-thru fashion.

The $2 million “Develop901” system was in the works before the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning and Development division Director John Zeanah talked about the extensive overhaul on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast and a slight drop in permits that may be cyclical and not pandemic-related.

Still short of the goal of 2,400 tests per day, a record-breaking week of tests finds continued decline in positivity.

Charlie Crunk takes over St. Benedict's volleyball program while Adam Smith will lead the baseball team.

As of Saturday morning, 2,375 people in Shelby County are considered as having recovered from COVID-19.

A geekfest on the new online system coming to take and track permits and other paperwork from development projects across the county. Our guest is planning and development director John Zeanah.

Both Methodist and Baptist hospital systems are coping with COVID-19 physically so far, but money is becoming a problem.

Safety appears to be the primary concern of large retailers that remain in no hurry to reopen all of their stores just yet.

Like the lottery for military service during the Vietnam War, what if there was a lottery of a certain number from other segments of society — with no exceptions allowed — who would serve on the meatpacking lines for a month?

DeAndre Williams, who played last season at Evansville, has announced that he will transfer to Memphis, adding a power forward to the Tigers roster if he is eligible next season.

Evansville transfer DeAndre Williams committed to Memphis Friday. The 'college journeyman' has a unique back story. 

Pandrol plans to increase its capital investment in Memphis from $9.3 million to $12.9 million, and Ampro plans to invest $6 million to manufacture a new product line at its plant in Frayser.

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Tennessee, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit Friday, May 15, seeking to make absentee voting available to all eligible Tennessee voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week, the Memphis Grizzlies joined the growing list of NBA teams who have reopened their practice facility to voluntary, individual player workouts. League-wide, practice facilities were closed on March 19 because of coronavirus concerns. 

Patrons will be asked to wear masks, practice social distancing and may have to wait to get in. 

Ten local high school teams, two based in Atlanta and one from Canada have committed to event. Girls basketball will be represented as well. 

A four-story, 127-unit apartment building is proposed for the east edge of the Fairgrounds.

With the spread of COVID-19 appearing to weaken, the state’s Economic Recovery Group announced Friday, May 15, it will lift capacity restrictions on restaurants and retail in areas not covered by local directives, such as Shelby County.

Pepper Rodgers died Thursday at the age of 88. He wasn't just a football coach. He was a civic salesman when Memphis needed it most. 

A chance to work with his coaching brother was too good for Al Stevens to pass up.

A large group of Memphis-area faith leaders has made and just released a video promoting the continued delay of face-to-face worship until conditions improve with COVID-19.

The Economic Development Growth Engine has $862,500 left to distribute in Neighborhood Emergency Economic Development grants after approving 24 grants totaling $137,500 over the past three weeks.

A Phase 2 reopening of the Memphis area economy appears imminent after Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said Friday, May 15, she sees no significant barriers to a continued loosening of restrictions.

The latest COVID-19 data is consistent with the trend the pandemic is stabilizing in Shelby County.